| Once in a Lifetime – The Best of Talking Heads | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | October 12, 1992 (1992-10-12) | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1991 | |||
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| Length | 63:20 | |||
| Label | EMI/Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn,Brian Eno,Nick Launay,Gary Goetzman,Steve Lillywhite, Talking Heads | |||
| Talking Heads chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic | |
Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads is a compilation album byTalking Heads, released in 1992. The single disc version ofSand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites, it was released outside of the US and UK in place of that album.
All tracks are written byDavid Byrne,Chris Frantz,Jerry Harrison, andTina Weymouth, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release (Year) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Psycho Killer" | Byrne, Frantz, Weymouth | Talking Heads: 77 (1977) | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Take Me to the River" | Al Green,Mabon "Teenie" Hodges | More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978) | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Once in a Lifetime" | Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth,Brian Eno | Remain in Light (1980) | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Burning Down the House" | Speaking in Tongues (1983) | 4:01 | |
| 5. | "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" | Speaking in Tongues | 4:55 | |
| 6. | "Slippery People" (Live) | Stop Making Sense (1984) | 4:14 | |
| 7. | "Life During Wartime" (Live) | Stop Making Sense | 5:04 | |
| 8. | "And She Was" | Byrne | Little Creatures (1985) | |
| 9. | "Road to Nowhere" | Byrne | Little Creatures | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Wild Wild Life" | Byrne | True Stories (1986) | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Blind" | Naked (1988) | 5:00 | |
| 12. | "(Nothing But) Flowers" | Naked | 5:34 | |
| 13. | "Sax and Violins" | Until the End of the World Soundtrack (1991) | 5:18 | |
| 14. | "Lifetime Piling Up" | Previously unreleased | 3:52 | |
| Total length: | 63:20 | |||
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 35 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] | 66 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 3 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 7 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[6] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||